We finally made it to Lake Como and Bellagio, and although it was stunningly beautiful, it was pretty much the same as Lake Maggiore, in terms of the wow factor. I was kind of disappointed because I expected it to be like walking on the moon or something, but it was no different than the lake or lake towns we had seen the previous week. It makes me wonder why Bellagio was chosen over Isola Bella on Lake Maggiore…since I really didn’t see much of a difference. Luck, maybe?
Regardless, Amber and I still had an awesome time taking the ferry to Bellagio (2 hours long) and then eating gelato and walking the hilly cobblestone streets. The weather was perfect and it is just so nice to be on a lake in the summer.
The villas on the lake were stunning and the landscaping for some of them were truly impressive. In Bellagio, Amber and I were window shopping and trying on straw hats that were awesome but way too expensive for being made out of straw.
In the city of Como we took the cable car to Brunate for a hard to find view of the city of Como below. Once we found it though, it was kind of nice. After, we had our first Italian pizza from a restaurant and it was delicious.